Changshu Bank(601128) 搜狐财经·2025-04-16 11:15Core Viewpoint - Changshu Bank reported strong financial performance for Q1 2025, with double-digit growth in both operating income and net profit attributable to shareholders, but concerns arose regarding declining dividend rates and high executive compensation [1][2]. Financial Performance - In Q1 2025, Changshu Bank achieved operating income of 2.971 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.04% - The net profit attributable to shareholders reached 1.084 billion yuan, growing by 13.87% - The non-performing loan ratio decreased to 0.76%, with a high provision coverage ratio of 489.56% [1]. Dividend Policy - The bank's dividend payout ratio for 2024 was only 19.77%, marking a continuous decline over six years - Historical dividend payout ratios from 2018 to 2024 were 33.20%, 30.71%, 30.40%, 25.05%, 24.97%, 20.88%, and 19.77% respectively - The bank justified the low dividend ratio by emphasizing the need to retain profits for core tier one capital and regulatory capital adequacy requirements [2]. Executive Compensation - Executive compensation at Changshu Bank has been notably high, with the chairman's salary increasing from 1.6684 million yuan in 2022 to 1.8325 million yuan in 2024 - The president's salary also saw a significant rise from 150,000 yuan to over 1.8395 million yuan in the same period - Salaries for vice presidents ranged between 1.37 million yuan and 1.56 million yuan [3][4]. Internal Management Concerns - The bank was previously reported by the trading association for inadequate internal control in bond trading and excessive incentives for traders - This incident raised scrutiny over the bank's internal management and incentive mechanisms - In the context of many bank stocks trading below book value, the bank needs to balance shareholder returns with executive compensation and consider increasing dividend rates [5].